Tee for golf balls



Oct. 20, 1925. I

' T. c. FUTERS ET AL TEE FOR GOLF BALLS Filed July 24, 1925 Fig.3

MAWM Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATQESPATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS CAMPBELL Fumes AND-CHARLES JEFFREYS non-enema, or mmcnmrnn,

ENGLAND.

TEE FOR GOLF BALLS.

Application file'd Iu1y 24, 1925. Serial No. 45,938. I

To all whom it may co'lwern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS CAMPBELL Forms and CHARLES JEFFREYS FORRESTER,

subjects of the King of Great Britain, and

a residents of Harp Street, Old Lane, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Relating to obtain a good hold upon the ground into which the tee is pressed so as to give stability to the device. The top of the teeis made of saucer shape to receive the ball. 'The 25 complete tee may be made of. aluminium or other material, the top being hollowed out to saucer-like shape to receive the golf ball. Preferably the fluted stem is made of hard or vulcanized rubber and the top of soft 80 rubber, the two parts being united by heat plan on the line AB of Figure 1.

or spiral and extend from the top 20 to the bottom of the tee. They serve to and pressure in a; mould. Alternatively,

the stem only may be made of metal, and the saucer portion be made of rubber having a sleeve-like extension into which the stem fits.

A tee constructed in accordance with our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the fluted metal stem at with the rubber cup I) in section. Figure 2 is a sectional. 40

The cup 6 is sprung over the head 0 formed integrally with the stem a and protects the club against marking; also it forms a holder for the all.

Figure 3 shows a tee made of a hard rubber stem and a soft rubber top unitedby heat and pressure in a mould.

We claim 1. A tee for olf balls comprising a 50 tapered stem having a plurality of flutes therealong anda top of saucer shape central with the stem, as set forth. 2. A tee for golf balls as claimed in claim 1, in which a rubber saucer like top is 5 secured to the fluted stem, as set forth.

In 'testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification. v THOMAS CAMPBELL FUTERS.

-CHARLES JEFFREYS FORRESTER. 

